Concerns rise after animals photographed dead, entangled in fishing line

HENRICO, VA (WWBT) - A Henrico photographer wants to raise awareness after some photos she took at the University of Richmond (UR) campus show animals entangled in fishing line, some of them dead.

Dale Vanderheyden takes photos on a daily basis at Westhampton Lake on the UR campus.

“I feel like I’m in heaven,” Vanderheyden said. “I just love coming down here … Obviously it’s a real spiritual thing to be out here with nature."

However, on Monday she captured some images that had her on the verge of tears.

"I saw an owl and not just an owl, but a Great Horned Owl, which is a real special, gorgeous owl, dead in the water,” she said.

A Henrico photographer is raising awareness after she captured this image of a dead owl entangled in fishing line at the Westhampton Lake on the University of Richmond campus. #RVAnews#RVA#NBC12pic.twitter.com/xi6WPFoGch